Advertising and carrier device



June 20, 1933- A. DEUTSCHMEISTER 1,914,803

ADVERTISING AND CARRIER DEVICE Filed Oct 25, 1930 INVENTOR. M44.

ATTORNEY I Patented June 29, 1933 ABRAHAM DEU'ISCHMEISTER, E BRCNX, NEW YORK ADVERTISING AND CARRIER DEVIGE Application filed October 23, 1930. Serial 1510. 499,588.

This invention relates to combination adletters, folders or the like articles and comvertising and carrier devices for mailing and the like purposes.

An object of this invention is to provide a highly improved combination device of the character described in the form of a letter, letterhead or folder which when sealed forms a carrier, container, or envelope adapted for any class mailing, with or without en- 0 closures, or for over the counter or door to door delivery, the construction being such that no additional envelope is necessary.

A further object of this invention is to provide a neat and attractive combination advertising folder, mailing wrapper and letterhead of simple construction, which shall be cheap to manufacture, and practical and eflicient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cut sheet or blank for making a device embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device shown closed;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modified embodiment of the device with an enclosure, before sealing; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the device shown as used for third class mailing.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, 1U designates a device embodying the invention and as here shown is made of a single sheet of material cut to form a blank indicated at B in. Fig. 1. The blank B may be made of any stock paper, paper board or the like sheet material ordinarily used for prises a portion 11 foldable along a crease line 12 into two substantially similar sections 13 and 14. Extending from the opposite sides of the section 14 are flaps 16 and 17 foldable over said sections about crease lines 18 and 19 respectively. A strip 21 of gum or adhesive is applied to the upper surface of the blank, adjacent the end edge portion 22 of section 13, for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

The blank B may be in the form of a letterhead or letter and the upper face thereof may carry printed, typewritten or written matter 25. For mailing purposes, theflaps 16, 17 need merely be folded on crease lines 18, 19 over onto the section 14 and the second 13 folded over on crease line 12 to overlie the folded flaps and section 14. By wetting the gummed strip 21 said section 13 may be attached to the flaps 16, 17 and to the section 14 adjacent the end edge portion 26 thereof. Each of the flaps 16, 17 is preferably less than half the Width of section 14 so that when the flaps are folded, they will not overlap each other to permit a portion of the gummed strip 21 of section 13 to overlie and be attached to a portion of the end edge 26 of section 14. With this construction an enclosure 27 placed into the folder 10 before folding the flaps 16, 17, will be retained within the said folder by said flaps and by the attached end edge portions 22, 26 of the folder.

It will now be understood that the device 10 may be mailed or distributed with or without enclosures and is adapted for first class mailing purposes. When used for third class mailing, the portion of the gummed strip 21 overlying one of the flaps is not wetted or pasted to said flap, to permit the postal authorities to fold back a corner 28 of the section 13 as illustrated in Fig. 5, withdraw the flap 17 and examine the contents of the folder. After examination, the enclosure 27 may be replaced and the flap 17 reinserted underneath the section 13. A mark 28a may be impressed on the gummed strip 21 to indicate the portion of said strip Which is not to be wetted or attached to the -to the enclosure. Furthermore, both sides of the flaps may carry printed matter and these flaps will be unexposed when the folder is sealed. When the seal is broken by the receiver, as for example for removing the enclosure, the device is unfolded and the entire inner side of the folder and both sides of flaps 16, 17 are exposed and the printed matter or writing thereon may then be readily observed and read.

The folder may be stamped and addressed on the rear or outer side of either section 13 or 14.

The device is further useful for over the counter or door to door delivery or for the like distribution. One of the aps'may be made longer than the other as shown in Fig. 4, and formed with an opening 31 to permit the device to be hung on a door knob when said device is used for house delivery.

A strip 32 of gum, glue or the like adhesive substance to be wetted for attaching objects thereto may be applied to the section 14 adj acent the crease line 12 so that enclosures such as papers, pamphlets or bags may be attached Within the folder.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

I As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to beunderstood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. An article of manufacture comprising a single sheet having two similar sections foldable into superimposed relation, flaps extending from the opposite sides of one of said sections, a stri of adhesive substance adjacent the end e ge portion of said other section, adapted to be wetted for attaching said section to said flaps and first section, said fi-aps being foldable to overlie said first section and being of such dimension as to leave uncovered by said flaps, a portion of the end edge of said first section, and means for indicating the portion of the adhesive strip not to be wetted when attaching the said other section to the first section and one only of said flaps.

2. An article of manufacture comprising a single sheet folded along an intermediate crease line into two superimposed similar sections, flaps extending from the opposite sides of one of said sections, a strip of adhesive substance adjacent the end edge portion of said other section adapted to be wetted for attaching said other section to said flaps and first section, said flaps being foldable to overlie said first section, and being of such dimension as to leave uncovered, by said flaps, a portion of the end edge of said first section, a second strip of adhesive substance carried on the sheet adjacent said crease line, one of said flaps being unfoldable and having a cut out portion whereby said article may be hung on a support, and means for indicating the portion of the first adhesive strip not to be wetted when attaching said second section only to said first section and said other flap.

3. An envelope comprising foldable along an intermedlate crease line into two superimposed sections, a strip of adhesive substance carried on one surface of said sheet adjacent the end edge of one of said sections, a second strip of adhesive substance carried on the same surface of S211 sheet adjacent said crease line, and a pairof foldable flaps extending from the end edges of said other section, said flaps being foldable over said surface of said other section, and said first section being foldable over said other section and folded flaps, and being attachable directly to said other section and flap by means of said first mentloned strlp of adhesive, said second strip of adhesive being adapted to be wetted for attaching enclosures thereto.

In testimony whereof I aflix m ABRAHAM DEUTSC signature. ISTER. 

